Loulou
Loulou is a coming of age dramedy that shows a very distinct side of Arab youth—one that we typically don't reveal to the outside world.
Synopsis:
Loulou (The Talkies, Lebanon) is a coming of age dramedy that shows a very distinct side of Arab youth—one that we typically don't reveal to the outside world. The series boldly showcases an 18 year-old Saudi girl trying to make her music dreams come true while navigating her new life in the American University of Beirut. LOULOU accurately reflects reality, breaks social constructs and empowers the youth – it’s about self discovery and making the impossible possible. A universal story.
Today’s globalized world is hungry for engaging and inclusive cultural stories. With Loulou, we aim to both bring elevated content to the Middle East as well as share a genuine Arab story with the world, particularly the Arab diaspora. We believe there is a huge potential for such a show seeing the recent success of: Ramy, Mo and Al Rawabi School for Girls.
Pitchee: Tala Arakji, writer and Dahlia Nemlich, producer
Lebanese-American, Saudi raised, Tala pursued her passion in filmmaking attending NYFA in NYC. She received training and mentorship at FADE IN: Beirut and Middle East Media Initiative as well as summer MeMi residency leading to her successful debut TV series Loulou, set for production in 2024.
Project Information:
Producers: Gabriel Chamoun & Dahlia Nemlich
Writers: Tala Arakji
Development stage: All 8 Episodes were written as well as the bible / Planned Shooting TBD
Shooting location: Lebanon - Saudi Arabia
Total budget: 2.8 Million $ / 350 000$ per EP
Budget per episode: 350 000$ per EP
Financing already in place: 20K$ for development from Mena Media Fund: MEPI / 60K$ for development from OSN + platform
Looking for: Co-producers in Europe or the US / Pre-sale for territories excluding the MENA region
Company profile:
The Talkies. Since 1988, we have been consistently providing quality production on a local, global and regional scale: from servicing the top production houses in the US, Europe and around the world, to producing high-end content to network agencies and clients in the MENA region.
Having produced award winning commercials, music videos and the feature film ‘Ghadi’ (which represented Lebanon in the race to the Oscars), we look to continuously expand and demonstrate our capabilities, always remaining in-tune with the developing trends of today and tomorrow’s viewing experience.
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